The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1887-08-04

49,: A man named Crawford was SEN
tenced to five years Imprisonment in Hen
dersonsille Jail, for marrying unlawfully,
He had several wives.
-. Col. Geo. W. Sylvester who owns
m'ne on Hominy Greek, in Haywood conn
~ short time ago picked up il sapphire
valued 10y New York expert at $500
lit Is said that on the 10Th there was
water spout, or rather two spouts, in
oarleret county. Starting in the ocean, it
swept across the banks with great force.
Prof. Viola, of France, and Prof.
ccrlpner, or the L. s. Agricultural De-
partment, are at the Tokay VINEYARD near
Fayetteville, studying the vine, its diseases.
&c.
-. 1t is positively asserted that Frank
Matthews, colored of Forsyth county. is
102 years old, has had rs children. $50
grandchildren and 90 great grand chill
dren.
- Eight different negroes have been
arrested upon suspicion that they were
Cesar Wooten, the Wilson county murder
err, but the right man has not vet been
found.
-. The Grand Lodge of knights of
Honor was in session at Washington last
week. Sixty delegates were present There
are 2, 500 members of the order in the
State.
-. BY the piney woods fires in Cumber-
land county, a fortnight since, Maj. Wright
Huske lost l 800 acres of trees, worth fully
$40, 900. Lightning started the fires at
five places.
-. Last week Mr.. r. Y. McAden, Of
Charlotte, bought 1,133 bales of cotton
from Mr.. John II. Craig. of Gastona,
paying $54, ,953. The cotton is for tho
McAden Mills.
-. The Ashboro Courier gravely states
that 1t is panied to learn that the toads
have entirely demolished a promising crop
of corn near that town by jumping on the
tassels after lightning bugs.
-. AT Elizabeth City last Thursday
there was mass meeting of Sunday
schools, in Creecy park, at which an unu-
sually large number of people, from ..sev-
eral counties, were present.
-. Joseph Duggins, the man who was
sentenced in Forsyth county to a years i'm
prisonment and was pardoned by Gov.
Scales, AS he was in failing health, died
two days after the pardon came.
-. Over two hundred thousand water
melons have passed through Salisbury
since the season opened, on their way to
trains Of 300 ears, each with 1, 600 melons.
-. In Providence township, Mecklen
burg county, last Friday, the annual pic
nic Of the farmers was held and 300
persons were present The barbecue was
a grand event, the largest since the war.
Wilmington expects much heavier
cotton receipts next season, and is prepar-
ing for them. There will be four com
presses, another one being now in course
of construction. All will run day and
night.
-. Mr.. John Griffin and his wife, of
Craven county, were Mortified, one morn
ing last week, when they woke up and dis
covered that their six months old baby
was dead in bed with them 1t had been
smothered.
-. In Alexander county Joe Matheson
shot and severely wounded a colored man
named Pool. The day before Matheson
had numerically beaten POOLS little boy
Ninety four shot struck Pools head and
shoulders.
-. 1t is claimed that the property of
the Cranberry iron mining company, in
Mitchell county, was sworn to as worth
5000, 900, was assessed at $500, 900 and
that the county commissioners reduced this
to $4,000.
....All through Mecklenburg and Union
counties, the Charlotte Home Democrat
says, the crops never were more encour-
aging The late rains have been general,
and the crops look better than for the past
twenty years.
... Some time ago mad dog in Lenoir
county bit several valuable horses, belong
ing to farmers. One of these horses, the
property of Mr.. ID. E. Perry has died Of
hv6 oft bny hpr
rble agonies.
-. Mr. W. & Pummer, of Warrenton,
narrowly escaped death by the horns of
an infuriated bull last week. His fifteen
year old daughter took the bull by tho
horns and with great pluck saved her faith
er from injury.
-. Burglars have been annoying people
at several points in the State. At Wilson
they second time broke into Rountree,
Barnes Il Co.'S store. The police captured
Charles Simmons and his son Frank. A
third burglar escaped.
-. The bitter is too often bitten. Sew
eral North Carolinians who desired to pur-
chase counterfeit currency from New York
sharpers, to pass at home among the ig-
norant, have been feeced. Two men of
Watauga county lost $500.
" The Baptist Orphanage Association
met at Thomasville last Thursday. Gov.
Scales was one of the speakers. There are
now 81 orphans in Mr.. John II. Mills kind
care So far $50, 900 in contributions has
been received by the orphanage.
go. AT Charlotte some days ago pretty
German girl, Anna A. Kuermann, of Ber-
lin, got off the train and told pretty little
romance. She had been for years engag
ed to German who had left the father
land some years ago and came to North
Carolina. The lovers have met and were
married.
80. AT Bridgewater, Burke county,
some negro railway employees attacked
the telegraph operator. They next at
tackled their boss, Mr.. Atkins, who went
into car. They shot into the car fifteen
times. Mr.. Atkins fatally wounded one
of his assailants. Seven of the negroes
are in Jail at Morganton.
Morton Bliss 4 Co., of New York,
who have made what they call an "ar-
rangement' in regard to the North Caro-
lima special tax bonds, publish the follow
ing in the New York papers: "On August
20, prox., engraved Trust Certificates Of
the United States Trust Company will be
issued to parties to the agreement for the
settlement Of the Special Tax Debt. To
facilitate the quotation of these certificates
each applicant should furnish full de-
o.